Ernie Lewis | |
Number: | 73 |
Position: | Fullback Punter |
Birth Date: | November 20, 1924 |
Birth Place: | Boonville, Missouri, U.S. |
Death Place: | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 211 |
High School: | Swink (Swink, Colorado) |
College: | Colorado |
Draftyear: | 1946 |
Draftround: | 9 |
Draftpick: | 77 |
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Statleague: | AAFC |
Statlabel1: | Punts |
Statvalue1: | 191 |
Statlabel2: | Punting yards |
Statvalue2: | 7,994 |
Statlabel3: | Punting average |
Statvalue3: | 41.9 |
Statlabel4: | Rushing yards |
Statvalue4: | 308 |
Statlabel5: | Rushing average |
Statvalue5: | 3.3 |
Statlabel6: | Rushing touchdowns |
Statvalue6: | 2 |
Pfr: | LewiEr20 |
Ernest Clayton Lewis (November 20, 1924 – May 28, 1995) was an American professional football fullback and punter who played for four seasons in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Chicago Rockets / Hornets from 1946 to 1949. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the ninth round (77th overall) of the 1946 NFL draft, but chose to play in the AAFC instead. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes.